Broadcasting pioneer and Behrend friend Myron Jones dies
6/29/18
Myron Jones, a pioneer in Erie’s radio and television broadcasting industry and a longtime friend and supporter of Penn State Behrend, died June 28 in Erie. He was 92.
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Greek life to be focus of April 3 radio interview with Damon Sims and students
3/28/18
On April 3, Damon Sims, vice president for Student Affairs, will host a live radio interview on the topic of fraternity life on the Lion 90.7 FM (WKPS), Penn State’s student-run radio station. Sims will be joined by student leaders from the Interfraternity Council to discuss the Greek reform measures enacted by Penn State over the past year, as well as promises and challenges facing Greek-letter organizations on campus. To listen to the segment, community members can tune in to 90.7 FM from 8 to 9 a.m., or listen online at www.thelion.fm.
Radio rockstar
2/8/17
If Penn State Behrend’s students have not seen their classmate Rachel Cotton on campus, there’s a good chance they’ve heard her. For listeners of BVZ: Behrend’s Voice, the campus' online student radio station, Cotton’s voice is a hard one to miss.
The soundtrack to Penn State
7/24/15
Steve Valenti loves working in radio -- the music, the energy and even the all-nighters mixing playlists and recording promos for the Lion 90.7 FM, Penn State’s student-run radio station.
StoryCorps oral history project to visit Penn State Altoona
2/5/13
Residents in the Altoona, Pa. area are invited to record an interview with a friend or loved one that will be preserved for others to hear and enjoy as part of the StoryCorps project, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the extraordinary stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs.
The recordings will take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., March 14 through 16 in room 128 of the Robert E. Eiche Library on the Penn State Altoona campus.
WPSU announces radio schedule changes
1/16/13
Regular listeners of WPSU will notice some changes coming soon to the radio lineup. Beginning Saturday, Feb. 2, WPSU will increase news and information programming, and add several new programs to its weekend and weekday schedules. This move is part of WPSU's commitment to improving its public service to the region by increasing global, regional, and local news to its programming lineup.
WPSU-FM competition seeks artistic expressions of life in central Pa.
1/15/13
WPSU-FM is giving locals of all ages the chance to have their original artwork printed and dispersed as a limited-edition poster during the fourth annual "Art for the Airwaves" contest. Artists in the listening area are invited to submit an original work of art that expresses their creative view on people, places, activities and life in central Pennsylvania.
Alumni excel in Pennsylvania TV, radio industries
8/2/10
An audit and survey conducted by the College of Communications found more than 250 Penn State alumni working at TV and radio stations across the state.
WPSU to hold radio show about alcohol issues
4/25/10
Penn State Public Broadcasting will hold a live radio event/community forum that will address solutions to the issue of excessive and underage drinking in the Penn State and State College communities. "Exploring Solutions to Drinking Culture" will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, in the WPSU lobby at Innovation Park on Penn State's University Park campus. This is a live radio event; those who plan to attend should arrive in time to be seated by 6:45 p.m.
WPSU-FM'S fall pledge drive exceeds fundraising goal
10/28/08
In just six-and-a-half days, WPSU-FM raised more than $92,000 in its October pledge drive. The radio fundraiser usually lasts a full seven days, but as the station exceeded its goal of $90,000 ahead of schedule, the drive was stopped early.
Penn State student featured in nationally syndicated radio show
10/21/08
Casey Miller is a senior mechanical engineering major with a passion for politics. From the end of summer until Oct. 6 -- the last day for voters to register in Pennsylvania before the 2008 Presidential election -- the Penn State student registered about 1,100 people to vote through PSUVote.org, a nonpartisan student coalition. Miller's zealousness for democracy has earned her a feature role in an episode of "This American Life," a nationally syndicated radio show produced by Chicago Public Radio. The episode will be broadcast during the weekend of Oct. 25-26.